Williamson, Kevin 1965–

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Williamson, Kevin 1965–

PERSONAL

Full name, Kevin M. Williamson; born March 14, 1965, in New Bern, NC (some sources cite Bern, NC); son of Wade (a fisherman) and Faye (a storyteller) Williamson. Education: Studied theatre at East Carolina University; attended University of California, Los Angeles.

Addresses: Office—Outerbanks Entertainment, 9000 Sunset Blvd., Suite 1001, Los Angeles, CA 90069 (some sources cite 8000 Sunset Blvd., Suite 3014, Los Angeles, CA 90046). AgentWilliam Morris Agency, One William Morris Agency, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Publicist—I/D Public Relations, 8409 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Career: Writer, producer, director, and actor. Outerbanks Entertainment, Los Angeles, CA, president. Worked on music videos, and as a waiter, a dog walker, and a house sitter.

Member: Directors Guild of America, Writers Guild of America, West.

Awards, Honors: Saturn Award, best writer, Academy of Science Fiction, Horror, and Fantasy Films, 1997, for Scream; named entertainer of the year, Entertainment Weekly magazine, 1997; Public Advocate Award, New York City, 1999.

CREDITS

Film Work:

Executive producer, Scream 2 (also known as Scream Again, Scream Louder, and Scream: The Sequel), Miramax, 1997.

Co-executive producer, Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later (also known as Halloween: H20, Halloween H20: (20 Years Later), Halloween: The Revenge of Laurie Strode, Halloween 7, and Halloween 7: The Revenge of Laurie Strode), Miramax/Dimension Films, 1998.

Director, Teaching Mrs. Tingle (also known as Killing Mrs. Tingle), Miramax/Dimension Films, 1999.

Producer, Scream 3 (also known as Ghostface and Scream 3: Ghostface Killer), Miramax, 2000.

Producer, Cursed (also known as Wes Craven's "Cursed' and Verflucht), Dimension Films, 2004.

Producer, Venom (also known as The Reaper), Miramax, 2005.

Film Appearances:

Spring training group member, Major League, Paramount, 1989.

Drunken surfer, Dirty Money, Northern Arts Entertainment, 1994.

Haker, Hot Ticket (also known as Strip for Action), New Horizons Home Video, 1996.

Cotton's interviewer, Scream 2 (also known as Scream Again, Scream Louder, and Scream: The Sequel), Miramax, 1997.

Television Work; Series:

Executive producer, Dawson's Creek, The WB, 1998–99.

Creator, Dawson's Creek, The WB, 1998–2003.

Creator and executive producer, Wasteland, ABC, 1999.

Creator and executive producer, Glory Days (also known as Demontown), The WB, 2002.

Executive producer, Hidden Palms (also known as Palm Springs), The CW, beginning 2007.

Television Work; Pilots:

Executive producer, The Stanton, ABC, 2006.

Executive producer, Hidden Palms (also known as Palm Springs), The CW, 2007.

Television Appearances; Series:

Dougie, Another World (also known as Another World: Bay City), NBC, 1990.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Himself, Assignment E! with Leeza Gibbons: Hollywood's Youth Obsession, E! Entertainment Television, 1999.

Himself, "Dawson's Creek': Behind the Scenes, The WB, 1999.

Himself, TV's Most Censored Moments, Trio and USA Network, 2002.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Himself, "Scream," The E! True Hollywood Story (also known as THS), E! Entertainment Television, 2001.

Himself, "Katie Holmes," Revealed with Jules Asner, E! Entertainment Television, 2002.

Himself, "Slashers," Super Secret Movie Rules (also known as SSMR: Slashers and Super Secret Movie Rules: Slashers), VH1, 2004.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Himself, Unmasking the Horror, 1998.

Himself, Behind the "Scream" (short), Dimension Home Video, 2000.

Himself, Behind the Fangs: The Making of "Cursed," Dimension Home Video, 2005.

Music Video Assistant Director:

LL Cool J, Mama Said Knock You Out, 1990.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Scream (also known as Scary Movie), Dimension Films, 1996.

I Know What You Did Last Summer, Columbia, 1997.

Scream 2 (also known as Scream Again, Scream Louder, and Scream: The Sequel), Miramax, 1997.

The Faculty (also known as Feelers and Untitled Kevin Williamson/Robert Rodriguez Project), Miramax, 1998.

Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later (also known as Halloween: H20, Halloween H20: (20 Years Later), Halloween: The Revenge of Laurie Strode, Halloween 7, and Halloween 7: The Revenge of Laurie Strode), Miramax/Dimension Films, 1998.

Teaching Mrs. Tingle (also known as Killing Mrs. Tingle), Miramax/Dimension Films, 1999.

Cursed (also known as Wes Craven's "Cursed' and Verflucht), Dimension Films, 2004.

Teleplays; with Others; Episodic:

Dawson's Creek, The WB, various episodes from 1998 to 2003.

"Empty Pockets," Wasteland, ABC, 1999.

"The Devil Made Me Do It," Glory Days (also known as Demontown), The WB, 2002.

Hidden Palms (also known as Palm Springs), The CW, episodes beginning 2007.

Teleplays; Pilots:

Dawson's Creek, The WB, 1998.

Wasteland, ABC, 1999.

"Grim Ferrytale," Glory Days (also known as Demontown), The WB, 2002.

Hidden Palms (also known as Palm Springs), The CW, 2007.

Wrote an unaired pilot for Dawson's Creek, The WB.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Advocate, August 31, 1999, p. 34.

Creative Screenwriting, Volume 5, issue 1, pp. 26-28.

Entertainment Weekly, December 26, 1997, p. 38.

Movieline, December, 1999, pp. 78-81, 96.

Newsweek, August 23, 1999, p. 63.

Time, December 15, 1997, p. 105.

Total Film, January, 1998, p. 32.

TV Guide, March 7, 1998, pp. 24-29.

Writers Digest, November, 1997, p. 55.

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